TIPTON HALL RIDING SCHOOL - Key Persons
Isabel has ridden since she was a toddler and has been an active member of the local pony club. She has worked up through her pony club test and competed at Area and National Pony Club competitions as well as British Eventing.
She has competed successfully at dressage and showjumping but her passion is Eventing. In 2015 she was the Pony Club Novice reserve Champion at the National Pony Club Championships. She competed in the Mitsubishi Cup at Badminton Horse Trials in 2017 with her pony Bryn
Roger is the owner and main coach of Tipton Hall Riding School.
Roger has lived at Tipton Hall all his life, where he was taught to ride by his father and older sisters at a very young age. He was an active member of Clifton on Teme Hunt pony club and also regularly hunted. As a teenager he rode his father's horses in several point to point races.
Roger trained for his BHS exams under Becky Johnson and Islay Auty at Hallow Mill riding school, gaining his BHSAI in 1989. Roger established the riding school in 1989, after his mother pushed him into taking his BHSAI because the farm was not big enough for him and his brother!
Now he enjoys coaching people to ride and admits that there are a lot worse jobs than riding around our beautiful countryside, and now appreciates how much benefit that so many people can get from being around and riding horses.
Roger still farms over 250 breeding ewes, so is always busy.
Sue is Roger's wife and co-owner of Tipton Hall Riding School.
She has owned and ridden her own ponies and horses from a young age, so has much experience despite having no formal equine qualification. Sue's actual profession is Radiography, she worked at Malvern Community Hospital until recently but has "retired" from the NHS for a while as the riding business has expanded.
Sue manages the day to day running of the riding school, along with helping on the farm. She is probably the person you will make first contact with, answering the phone, emails or messages.